Cost of living comparison
France is 34.4% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in France instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA831
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA974
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA823
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA556
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA638
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA664
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
|
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